The Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-80 on Apr 16, 2023 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 28 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 30 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Kyle Anderson | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 26 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Mike Conley | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Austin Rivers | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Taurean Prince | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Minott | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 214 | 66 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25-67 | 8-28 | 8-14 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 33 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-22 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 31 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic | 28 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 |
| Aaron Gordon | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 210 | 95 | 50 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 36-81 | 14-34 | 9-14 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2022-23 season · Previous Apr 14, 2023: OKC 95, MIN 120 · Next Apr 19, 2023: MIN 113, DEN 122
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Apr 9, 2023: SAC 95, DEN 109 · Next Apr 19, 2023: MIN 113, DEN 122